diff --git a/src/src.pro b/src/src.pro
index eb36d265b..6d54086d7 100644
--- a/src/src.pro
+++ b/src/src.pro
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ contains(DEFINES, DISABLE_GUI) {
 }
 
 contains(DEFINES, DISABLE_GUI) {
+  QT=core
   TARGET = qbittorrent-nox
 } else {
   TARGET = qbittorrent